Pandora community based disaster risk management system

• Main Authors: Casas, Janine Vicente T., Diego, Dennis Dominic S., Legaspi, Quino James A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Natural disasters > Risk assessment; Risk management; Emergency management; Disaster relief; Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10728
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research paper provides an extensive analysis on the current disaster risk reduction and management practices in the Philippines, specifically in partnership with Buklod Tao, Inc. and the community of Barangay Banaba in San Mateo Rizal. In lieu with that, the research aimed to develop a community based risk management system for Buklod Tao, that will support disaster mitigation and preparedness in the community though community profiling and hazard & vulnerability assessment. The research only entails two phases of the disaster risk management lifecycle, namely disaster mitigation and disaster preparedness. Methods of research and analysis include explanatory research, qualitative research, quantitative research, and case study research. It also includes calculation for flood hazard ratings, vulnerability, and risk assessment. All calculation can be found in the review of related literature, and are applied in the test cases. The PANDORA Community Cased Disaster Risk Management System has three main modules. These are the community profiling, hazard & vulnerability mapping and risk assessment, and training and assessment modules. Other features include an early warning system, flood reporting feature, Tweet map (Twitter API), as well as an online library for disaster mitigation and preparedness education. Results of the study show that a community-based disaster risk management system focused on disaster risk reduction can help enhance a communitys human value capacity and helps them become more resilient to disasters. As Buklod Tao, Inc. is not able to implement concrete and proper disaster risk reduction measures with their current disaster mitigation and preparedness programs, the study concludes that it would be ideal to implement a community-based disaster risk management system that would aid them in strengthening their programs and capacities. Recommendations include further improvements and continuity in the development of a full-cycle community-based disaster risk management system, and more active community engagement in order for the system features to be maximized. The acquisition of a rain gauge is also recommended for more accurate, more community-based inputs and results. Other recommendations include: Buklod Tao having more partnerships with other organizations including the academe (e.g. center for ICT for Development, College of Computer Studies, De La Salle University) including other types of disasters, like earthquakes, landslides, fire etc. and engaging the government even more in community-based disaster risk reduction and management efforts.